Cryptic crossword clue
Suppress government’s initial report 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BANG

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We know that "report" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case report = bang.
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What does BANG mean?

BANG noun
  1. A sudden percussive noise.
  2. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
  3. An explosion.
  4. The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
  5. A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
  6. An act of sexual intercourse.
  7. An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
  8. An explosive product.
  9. An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
  10. (Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
  11. Strong smell (of)
  12. A thrill.
BANG verb
  1. To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
  2. To hit hard.
  3. To engage in sexual intercourse.
  4. (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
  5. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
  6. To inject intravenously.
BANG adverb
  1. Right, directly.
  2. Precisely.
  3. With a sudden impact.
BANG interjection
  1. A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
BANG noun
  1. Hair hanging over the forehead.
  2. A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
BANG noun
  1. Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
BANG noun
  1. Cannabis, especially as used in the Indian subcontinent.

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